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Area of Science:

  • Disaster mental health
  • Public health nursing
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Previous disaster mental health research focused on single events.
  • Community mental health nurses provide vital post-disaster support.
  • Simultaneous disasters present unique challenges to community well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine mental health help-seeking behaviors in a community facing concurrent disasters.
  • To characterize adults accessing crisis services and those accepting follow-up care.
  • To identify factors influencing uptake of subsidized behavioral health therapy and case management.

Main Methods:

  • A study was conducted in Greater Houston following a winter freeze and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Three walk-in Mental Health Crisis clinics offered services staffed by interdisciplinary teams.
  • Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data on service utilization.

Main Results:

  • Individuals accessing episodic care differed from those accepting sustained follow-up services.
  • Factors associated with accepting follow-up care included female gender, no prior mental health conditions, trauma exposure, and Hispanic/Latino ethnicity in young adults.
  • Health disparities were noted within the population accessing services.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses play a crucial role in assessing trauma and tailoring culturally relevant care.
  • Leveraging social support networks, particularly among females, can encourage male engagement in mental health services.
  • Advocacy for increased resources and specialized training is essential for effective disaster mental health response.